Combined lounge and operating-table



(No Model.)

S. L. MOGURDY.

-COMBINED LOUNGE AND OPERATING TABLE.

N0. 367,O53. Patented July 2O, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicEo STEVART L. MCOURDY, OF DENNISON, OHIO.

COMBINED LOUNGE AND OPERATING-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,053, dated July 26,1887.

Application tiled June 9, 1886.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEWART L. MCCURDY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dennison, in the county of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Loungesand OperatingTables, and l do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters andfigures of'reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention consists in a combination lounge and operatingftable, whichis provided with means for adjusting the said operatingtable intovarious positions for convenience when in use, as will be hereinafterfully set forth and claimedl Referring to the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the device elevated in its highestposition as an operating table, and also showing in dotted lilies oneend of the table lowered to an inclined position. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical central sectional view showing the top loweredhalfway, and also showing itin dotted lines moved forward, ashereinafterdescribed. Fig. 3 is alongitndinal vertical sectional viewshowing the top lowered to form a lounge, and Fig. 4 is a perspectivedetail view of one of the adjusting-frames and the detacher-bar. Figs. 5and 6 are detail views of the adjustable foot or leg support.

The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Referring to the several parts by letter, A represents the bottom of myimproved device, which is mounted on the ordinary legs, A'A, andprovided with the upwardly-extending side and end pieces, At A3, thebottom being preferably rectangular in shape. On the bottom A, at eachside thereof, are secured the notched strips B, having at each end theseries of notches B', or the said notches may be formed directly in thebottom A itself at approximate points. To the strips B, near the SerialNo. 204,669. (No model.)

these lower portions, C, when raised bear against stops D, which holdthem firmly in their vertical position.

To the inner upper corner or end of the pieces C are hinged theadjusting-arms E E, the two arms of each adjusting-frame being connectedby a brace-rod, F, while the lower ends of these arms are reduced toadapt them to engage readily with the notches B', and thus hold theadjusting-frames in their adjusted positions. To the outer upper cornerof the pieces C are hinged the upper portions, G, of theadjusting-frames, which are so hinged that they may be adjusted eitherin a vertical line with the lower pieces, O, as shown, or may be turnedoutward atright angles thereto. The upper inner corners of these upperpieces, G, are hinged, as shown, to the top H of the combined lounge andoperating-table, and this top may be upholstered to suit the taste andrequirements of the purchaser.

The manner in which my invention is adjusted is as follows: When it isdesired to use it as a lounge, the adjustingframe is Afolded down in thebottom A, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the top H rests upon the side andend pieces of the bottom A, the device then presenting the appearance ofan ordinary lounge. When it is desired to use it as an operatingtable,the adj ustingframes may be extended to their full height, as shown inFig. l, so as to raise the top to its highest point, or theadjusting-frame at either end Vmay be folded down, so as to incline thetable at either end, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l. Theupperportions of the said frames may be Vfolded down so asl to lower the topto one-half of its full height, and by folding downthe upper portion atone end at right angles to the vertical lower portion, with the adjlisting-arms extended and engaging with the notches B', while the armsand lower portion of the frame at the other end are swung down upon thcbottom A, and the upper portion is raised vertically, as shown in Fig.2, thevtop may be swung farther forward or backward in a horizontalplane, as shown in dotted linesinthe said gure.

Detacher-bars I I, hinged to a central crossbar, A", and formed intwoparts hinged together, are provided for the purpose of withdrawing theframes E from their engagement with the ratchetteeth or notches B'. The105 outer ends of these bars are free, and are provided with treadlesI', on which the foot may be placed. By pressing the treadle downwardthe detacher is raised, as shown in dotted lines at the left of Fig.It,` and coming in contact with the cross-bar E raises the frame E, asshown.

` The treadle has a slight longitudinal adjustends of the support.

ment, by which it slides inward and permits the detacher to be elevated,asindicated. The detacher could be placed on the top H and connected tothe frame E by a link attachment. In this case movement would be thereverse of that shown in the drawings. The detacher would be bentdownward when not in use, and would be drawn into a straight lineagainst the under side of the top when the frame was to be detached, asshown by dotted lines in Figs. l and 3. The particular location of thedetacher is a matter of choice.

A foot or leg rest is attached to the top H.

. It is held by asupport, K, on one side of which is formed a series ofdiametric channels, K. The shank K2 of the support is pivoted on theunder side of the top, so that the rest may be turned underneath, asshown in Fig. 3. A hole is made through the outer end of the support,and an eyebolt, L, is put therein. The eyebolt holds the shaft M of theswinging leg or foot support M. The eyebolt is loosened or tightened bythe tail-nut N. The shaft M may be set at any angle, or raised orlowered so as to adjust the supportM nearer to or farther away from thetop H, or to set it higher or lower. It may be turned to a horizontalposition, `s'o that the said support may be slipped under the table-topwith the support. The shaft M is bifurcatedat its upper end, so as toprovide arms in which to journal the A strap,` O, is attached to onearm, and may be buckled into a buckle, O', on the other arm. The strapis lo fasten the leg or foot to the support M.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of myimproved'combination lounge and operating-table will be readilyunderstood. It will be seen that the device may be used as an 'ordinarylounge, and that the operating-table may be adj usted readily andconveniently at any desired angle or in any position. The severalworking parts are simple and strong in construction, and therefore notliable to break or get out of order.l

I am aware that it is not new to construct invalid-bed bottoms insections, which sections are hinged together and vare adjustablyconnected with the bedstead or frame independently of each other,whereby the several sections can be adjusted to ahigher or lower leveland to any desired inclination at will by single adj listing-frameshinged at their upper ends tothe bed-bottom and having their lower .endsadapted to fit into 'one of a series of bottom can be adjusted bysliding one frahlc over the other or by turning the frames about theirhinge-connection with the bed-bottom. No claim is made to suchconstruction, which is essentially different from my device, ashereinafter noted in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure'by Letters Patent,

is- 1. The combination, with the bottom' and the adjustable top, ofmeans for positively connecting the top and bottom together, consistingofthe adj usti iig-frames interposed between the top and bottom,composed of the lower portion, C, the upper portion, G, and theadjusting-arms E, hinged together, substantially Y as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The combination of the bottom having the side and end pieces .andthelongitudinal strips formed withthe series of notches, arranged asdescribed, the movable top consistingofa single piece, theadjusting-frames com.- posed of the upper and lower portions hingedtogether and tothe top and bottom, respectively, and the adjusting-armshinged to the top of the lower portions, substantially as and for thepurpose herein set forth.

3. The combination, with the top, the bottom, and the adjusting-frame,of the hinged bar pivotally supported at one end and resting upon thefulcrum at its opposite end, and

connected with said adjusting-frame vnear the hinge, whereby thevadjustment of the intermediate portion of said bar to and from a givenplane moves the adjusting-frame, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with thektop, the bottom comprising the end, andtheintermediate cross bars, of the hinged sections C and G, theadjusting-arms E, the crossbar F, uniting the adjusting-arms, and thehinged detacher-bar pivotally connected atitsinner end withtheintermediate cross-bar yat the bottom supported at its outer end,which end is provided at its IOO IIO

`outer end with a treadle, substantially as and port K, having diametricgrooves on 'its inner face, the eyebolt, and the adj ustable support M,substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with the bottom A and` top H, of interposedfolding-frames located at whereby the said top may be adj ustedvertically, longitudinally, or to an incline, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in- I' presence of twowitnesses. Y

STEWART L. MCCURDY.

Witnesses:

G. P. KRAMER, CHAs. S. COTTON.

